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(No Model.)

M. BERNSTEIN.

GUARD FOR BUGKLES FOR WEARING APPAREL.

No. 318,230. Patented May 19, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MEYER BERNSTEI N, OF NEW YORK, Y.

GUARD FOR BUCKLES FOR WEARING-APPAREL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.318,230, dated May 19,1885.

Application filed January 19, 1885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MEYER BERNs'rEIN, of

' fication.

My invention relates to the protection of the lining of a garment fromfrictional contact with theframe of an underlying buckle. Muchannoyance,as well as more or less loss and damage, arises from the wearand tear and the staining and soiling of the material, due to theinevitable frictional contact of the buckles of vests, pantaloons, andother wearing-apparel with the lining of the garment, which may besuperimposed thereon; and especially is this true in the finer class ofgoods. The fine silk or satin linings of coats are quickly soiled, worn,and frayed by their contact with the frame and tongues of the buckles ofthe vest, and the lining of the vest by contact with the buckle of thepantaloons.

It is the object of my invention to obviate at slight cost thisdiffieulty and annoyance and to conceal at the same time the buckle, soas to obtain a neater and more finished appearance in the garment towhich it is attached, and to permit of a renewal of the draw-strap withany suitable material without reference to its matching the oppositestrap or the material of the garment.

It consists in combining with the buckle, the carrying-strap by which itis secured to the garment, and the draw-strap which is engaged thereby,and an outer covering or guard-strip overlying the draw-strap to extendentirely over the buckle and be confined thereon by keepers on thecarrying-strap.

It consists also in the combination, with the carrying-strap, of aninner lining-piece made to extend beyond the union of the strap andbuckle over the under side of the cross-bar and its tongues, and throughwhich the ends of the tongues are carried, so that its end may be foldedback over their outer surface.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of the buckle,illustrated as in position to tighten a pair of pantaloons, the coveringstrip or guard being detached; Fig. 2, an elevation of the outer side ofthe buckle and its carrying-strap, the draw-strap and guard-strap bothbeing freed therefrom; Fig. 3, an elevation of the reverse side of thesame illustrating the position of the lining-piece covering itscross-bar and tongues; Fig. 4, an elevation of the device with thecovering-strip or guard in place to cover or conceal the buckle, andFig. 5 a longitudinal section in line as x of Fig. 4.

A represents a buckle of any approved pattern; B, its cross-bar, and O 0its tongues.

D represents the carrying-strap by which the buckle is secured to thegarment. This strap D, made, as is customary, of a strip of the samematerial as the face of the garment E, to which it is attached, is madefast at its outer end to the frame of the buckle in the.

usual manner, by being doubled over the inner bar of the frame andstitched down thereon. Its inner or under side is lined with a facing,G, of strong thin material, which, instead of being carried with theouter end of the strip around the inner bar of the frame,

is made to extend over and beyond the crossbar B of the buckle and theinner side of its tongues G C, (see Fig. 3,) and is then led outwardover the points of the tongue and back over their outer faces, (see Fig.2,) the points being made to pierce the lining and project slightlythrough the same to rest upon the outer bar of the frame.

F represents the draw-strap to be engaged by the buckle, and which maybe made of the same material as the lining G of the carryingstrap or ofother strong pliable fabric.

F is an outer strip, made of the same material as the strap D, so as tomatch it. This covering-strip is somewhat wider than the draw-strap F,and is secured at its inner end to the garment to overlap the drawstrap. Its outer free end is made to extend over the buckle when itengages the draw-strap, and to cover and conceal the same, and isconfined by being led under loops or narrow transverse bands or keepersH H, of braid or cord. (See Figs. 1, 2, and 4.) The buckle and the endof the draw-strap are thus completely covered and concealed, and theframe of the buckle effectually prevented from soiling or from wearingand cutting the superimposed gar-.

ment coming into frictional contact therewith. The combination of thisextra covering-strip F with the draw-strap permits the replacement ofthe latter, when worn, with any suit-- able fabric, regardless of itsmatching the material 0f the garment E or outer strip, F, as theover-strip remains always in good condition, and it alone needs to matchthe carryingstrap D and garment E.

Although specially adapted for the buckles of vests and pantaloons, myinvention is applicable to all buckles which are brought into contactwith fabrics which are readily worn and soiled.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination, with a buckle, A, and itscarrying-strap D, of the strap F and super-- imposedstrip F, unitedtogether at one end i to the garment and extending together to pass ithe one under the outer bar of the buckle and 5 over the points of itstongues, and the other 1 over the buckle-bar and its tongues throughtransverseloops fitted upon the carrying-strap, substantially in themanner and for the purpose herein set forth.

2. The combination, with a carrying-strap and a buckle secured thereto,and with a drawstrap engaged by the buckle and an outer strip overlyingand covering the draw-strap and the outer bar and tongues of the buckle,of

pose herein set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

MEYER BERNSTEIN.

Witnesses:

G. H. SPENCER, A. B. MOORE.

